FRIDAYFIRSTS

YORKSHIRE DANCE

www.yorkshiredance.com

cover photo Liz Aggiss © Joe Murray

Friday Firsts showcases new work by independent

choreographers and dance companies working on the small scale.

Each evening has its own distinct theme, and will often be

the first chance to see performances by the most promising dance

makers from Yorkshire and beyond who seek to experiment, push

dance as a form or find a new voice.

“Providing support and platforms for my work, Yorkshire Dance

has enabled me to gain beneficial experience and contacts,

preparing me for the advance into industry.”

Sophie Unwin, Yorkshire Dance New Associate

“As a result of attending Friday Firsts we booked Taciturn

dance company from Liverpool. It was great to bring them

to the festival – they were fantastic and had appreciative

audiences for both performances. I’m really glad it was possible

– and it couldn’t have happened if Yorkshire Dance hadn’t

introduced me to the company.”

Kate Beard, Grassington Festival

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Friday Firsts #16

Burst!

Friday 3 May, 7.30pm

Admission £8.00, concessions £6.00

This mixed evening

represents the next

generation of dance

makers – capturing

moments of wit, charm,

intelligence and risk.

The works on offer are

freshly brewed in some of

Yorkshire’s Universities

and Colleges: Northern

School of Contemporary

Dance, York St John

University and Leeds

Metropolitan University.

Ares, Dirty Feet Dance Company

Ergo, Izzie Capper

Ocean, Jamaal Burkmar

Boy, James Southward

Alpha Male, Lewis Bramble

Fierce, Jemma Broomhead

and

The only issue is... Christina Mackerron

DeNada Danec Theatre photo © Yorkshire Dance

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Friday Firsts #14a

Double Act 2

Friday 24 May, 7.30pm

Admission £8.00, concessions £6.00

Curated by Beth Cassani

As an echo or a sequel to Double Act(Friday Firsts #14, March 2013) Leeds

Metropolitan University Performing Arts has

invited artists New Art Club and Lone Twin

to lead workshops with students and

independent artists, exploring the double act

as a theme and a process for making new

performance material.

The choreographic relationship between two

people sharing a space always holds comic or

antagonistic potential...

Double Act 2 will be an extraordinary showcase of experimental new

work provoked by these two companies’ distinct ways of approaching the

uneven art of the double act.

The performances will include New Art Club presenting extracts

of their new show, Feel About Your Body.

Presented by Yorkshire Dance and Leeds Metropolitan University Performing Arts

New Art Club photo © Chris Nash

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photo © Joe Murray

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Friday Firsts #17

Liz Aggiss is

THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

Friday 7 June, 7.30pm

Admission £8.00, concessions £6.00

In this preview of a brand new solo

performance by the doyenne of anarchic

dance, Liz Aggiss becomes a cultural carrier

– a conduit to channel willful women and a

cultural carrion – a vulture feeding off

archives and resources. She is a witty

commentator on life and death, on the pain,

pleasure and paradox of the stage.

THE ENGLISH CHANNEL is powerful burn

for the ears and eyes. In this state of chaos

anything can happen, nobody can leave,

everyone is present. Knock twice for yes.

Using her body as the medium through

which to act out and act up, Liz Aggiss reveals the tricks of her trade

accompanied by visceral sound-scape and film. Breaking through, but never

crossing over, THE ENGLISH CHANNEL is a reflection on life and dance; a

cunning connection to the ‘other side.’

Is anybody out there?

[This performance features flashing lights / images.]

Choreographed and performed by Liz Aggiss Sound Design by Al Boorman / Wevie

Costumes by Lucy Bradridge and Liz Aggiss Produced by Lisa Wolfe

Production development supported by Arts Council England, Dance4, South East Dance,

The Basement and Yorkshire Dance.

Just 30! rehearsal photo © Yorkshire Dance

Friday Firsts #18

Show Real

Friday 5 July, 7.30pm

Tickets £8.00, concessions £6.00

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This evening is a showcase of work made by choreographers working with

non-dancers, taking their inspiration and ideas from ‘real’ people and their

communities, and bringing their performers’ experience of life

to a professional stage.

The evening will include an intergenerational piece by Sharon Cameron –

One anothering – and a special one-off screening of Just 30!, acommission by Gary Clarke for thirty non-dancers aged 8-85, performed

at Yorkshire Dance’s 30th birthday celebrations in 2012.

Professional Development

at Yorkshire Dance

Writing for the Moving Body

a MistressClass with Liz Aggiss

Sat 8 Jun, 3.30pm - 6.30pmBox Office 0113 243 8765Full price £15, Concessions £12Members of The Collective £10(only 20 places available)

A fast tasking, rough-shod performance-

making and critical discussion three-hour

session.

Liz Aggiss is an un-disciplined artist with an un-disciplined body of work.

Since 1980 she has been a Wild Wiggler, Grotesque Dancer, Diva, Guerrilla

Dancer, Trout, Golem and Performance Lecturer.

Creating her work for stage and screen, Aggiss’ interdisciplinary practice is

driven by content, embodies feminist dance practices and is framed by the

politics that challenge and resist the ‘authority’ of formal conventions.

Liz Aggiss photo © Joe Murray

This MistressClass is programmed to coincide with

Friday Firsts #17: Liz Aggiss is THE ENGLISH CHANNELFull price £8, Concessions £6

SPECIAL OFFER – DO BOTH!Full Price £20, Concessions £16

Members of The Collective £14

Call 0113 243 8765 to book NOW

Gary Clarke’s Lustrum

a choreographic

& performance project

Mon 22 - Sat 27 Jul

Professional dancers and

choreographers are invited

to take part in a new project

led by award-winning

choreographer and Yorkshire

Dance Associate Artist

Gary Clarke.

Pioneered by Merseyside Dance Initiative, Lustrum brings together

15 dance artists to devise, create and showcase five dance works (a solo,

a duet, a trio, a quartet and a quintet) in five days; a fast and furious

collaborative project driven by creative instinct and quickfire choices.

Using chance to dictate outcomes, participants will switch between the

roles of choreographer and performer from day to day, experimenting

with the generation of material and creation of performance work in a

spontaneous, non-critical way.

This vigorous 6-day project offers a unique opportunity for a team of

experienced artists to meet, network, exchange ideas, enrich and develop

both choreographic and performance skills and experience staging an

evening of professional work in a very short time frame.

Janusz Orlik photo © Maria Falconer

Applicants must be available for the entire project.

Small bursaries are available to cover costs.

Recruitment will be through an application process. Download

an application form at www.yorkshiredance.com and send

to kirstyredhead@yorkshiredance.com by Friday 14 June.

Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 21 June.

Lustrum Showcase

Sat 27 Jul, 7.30pm - 9.30pmBox Office 0113 243 8765Tickets £8.00Concessions £6.00

Showcasing the aftermath of

Lustrum... five new dance works

that will captivate, enthrall and

excite audiences.

The evening will also include

work by regional artists

as well as a post-show

discussion forum with

Gary Clarke and

the Lustrum artists.

Contemporary Class

with Rita Marcalo

Tuesdays, 23 Apr - 16 JulBook securely onlinewww.yorkshiredance.com£6.50, concessions £5.50

6.30pm - 8.00pm, Level Dfor professionals, dance students

and those with advanced ability

A challenging class encouraging dancers

to work against common learned dance

movement patterns.

8.00pm - 9.30pm, Level B/Cfor people with a good basic level ability wanting to try a higher level

This class is taught on two levels to enable beginners to get acquainted

with basic principles of contemporary dance, at the same time as allowing

people with some experience to develop further.

Both classes reflect the training background and the personal movement

style of the artist, placing an emphasis on co-ordination, risk-taking,

and non-linear movement.

www.yorkshiredance.com/professional/professional-development-at-yorkshire-dance

Following the UK’s biggest ever celebration of dance in 2012,you can keep dancing with friends and groups, at home and inthe streets, in schools and workplaces with the Big Dance Pledgein 2013.

The Big Dance Pledge is a 3-minute dance routine that anyone can do –

regardless of age or experience. Learn the dance from the online films and

rehearse with friends, colleagues or invite others to join you. Perform it

along with thousands of others from wherever you like during the PledgePerformance Weekend, 17 - 20 May 2013, or at any other events you

have planned.

It’s completely free.

1. Check out the routine at www.bigdance.org.uk –

watch the preview film and get people on-board

2. Sign up, make the Pledge! You’ll get access to the full set of films,

the music track and helpful factsheets

3. Use the choreography to create your 3-minute performance.

Make it unique to you and your group in any way you like

4. Choose your space and perform during the Pledge Performance

Weekend, or whenever you like.

Confirm that you’ve done it by text then use the free downloadable

certificates to congratulate your dancers and we’ll add you to our online

roll of honour. You can help to keep Big Dance running by pledging to

raise sponsorship for your group or donating by your mobile phone

during your rehearsals or performance.

www.yorkshiredance.com/professional/professional-development-at-yorkshire-dance

Big Dance Pledge

2013

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Finding Yorkshire Dance

Yorkshire Dance3 St Peter’s BuildingsSt Peter’s SquareLeeds LS9 8AH

Yorkshire Dance is in the cultural quarter

of Leeds city centre, opposite the BBC

building and Leeds College of Music, next

to the Northern Ballet / Phoenix Dance

Theatre building, over the road from

Leeds city bus station and 15 minutes’

walk from the train station.

There is limited on-street parking outside

Yorkshire Dance, but there are plenty of

public car parks within easy walking

distance.

All weekend customers of Yorkshire

Dance are entitled to a special discount

in The Markets NCP. Please ask our

Front of House staff for details.

www.yorkshiredance.com

Friday Firsts 2013

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The Collective:

Yorkshire Dance Membership

Join a thriving new network of dance

practitioners, The Collective.

For a small annual fee professionals,

students and recent graduates

receive a huge range of invaluable

benefits.

- Yorkshire Dance Bulletin

- Residency scheme

- Invitations to salons and

social events

- Advice surgeries & coaching

- Free Standby Space

- Discounts on CPD opportunities

and performances

- Your profile on the Yorkshire

Dance website

- Reduced-price rehearsal space

- Bursaries

- Platform / Scratch Night

opportunities

- Free equipment hire

and much, much more...

Visit the website for details